Garment-holder.



No. 855,956. PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907. S. LEVY.

GARMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APRA, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Junel, 1907.

Application med Apri14,'1907. Serial No. 365,399.

Be it known that I, SIMON LEVY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Holders, of whjch the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment holders of the type designed as acombined form and hanger for a complete suit of clothes.

To this end the invention contemplates a garment holder of thischaracter possessing general utility as a form and hanger for mens andwomens suits, and providing simple and practical means for neatlyholding an entire suit in compact and tidy condition, and also in itsproper shape to maintain the set thereof.

In its special application the invention has in view a garment holderpossessing utility as a form and hanger for a suit of womens clothes,and in this connection provides adjustable forms, for the bust andshoulders, capable of expansion or contraction to suit the size andshape or form of the garment placed thereon. Also, in this special useof the invention, the same provides means not only for holding the waistor bodice, but also the skirt or skirts.

vWith these and many other objects in view, which will more readilyappear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the sameconsists in the novel construction,

combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,illustrated, and claimed.

The essential features of the invention are necessarily susceptible tostructural change without departing from the scope of the invention, buta preferred embodiment thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment holder constructedin accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview thereof, the line of vision being in the direction of the front ofthe body Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2

Like references Vdesignate corresponding parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

All parts of the improved holder or hanger are associated with a commonbody element which may be properly referred to as a skeleton body framedesignated in its entirety by the numeral 1. This skeleton body frame 1is preferably of a hollow stamped metal construction and also, forpurposes of lightness and appearance, is of an open work formation.formation inasmuch as the same conforms in general outline to the bustand shoulders of the human form and is provided at the front,

thereof with what may be termed a swelled front 2 having therein acircular front open-I ing 3 of an area approximately equalingv theentire area of the said front part of the frame. In addition to theswelled front side 2 the said bust-like body frame -1 is provided at theupper end thereof with the opposite sloping shoulder portions 4terminating at their outer ends in the arm hole openings 5 surrounded bythe arm hole rings 6, the functions of which will presently appear.

From this construction, it will be observed that the body frame 1presents a form having the general outline of the bust part of the humanform, with the arm hole rings 6 disposed at substantially right anglesto the' plane of the swelled front 2 of the body frame, and in additionto these elements, thev body frame 1 has fitted in the upper endthereof, centrally between the oppositelylocated shoulder portions 4,the central upstanding collar flange 7 about which the. col-- lar orneck of the garment is placed when be-' ing hung on the holder. Also,the central upstanding collar flange 7 may be utilized for theattachment thereto of a cross pieceS' arranged centrally across thecollar iiange andv permanently secured thereto. This cross piece isprovided therein with a longitudinally disposed slot 9 which looselyreceives the T-head 10 of a supporting hook 11 which provides for theconvenient support of the holder in a closet or on any convenient pointof support.

At its lower end or bottom portion the bust-like body frame 1 isprovided with a pair'of opposite supporting arms 12 projecting inwardlyfrom the front side of the frame at the bottom edge of such side7 andaffording a support for the ends of a horizontal hanger rod 13 on whichis pivotally hung a plurality of hanger clasps or clips 14 of any Thisbody frame 1 is of a bust-like IOO IIO

suitable or approved construction. These hanger clasps or clips 14provide simple and ready means for hanging the folded skirts, or

y arm hole rings 6 of the shoulder portions 4.

As shown in the drawings, the adjustable bust form 15 consists of anexpansible and contractible device preferably comprising a circularseries of overlapping L J-shaped wire loops 16a whose leg portions arehinged or pivoted, as at 17, to a base ring 18 fastened by means ofclips or otherwise, as at 19, to the inner side of the circular or ringmember of the swelled front 2 of the body frame. By reason of hingingthe extremities of the side members or egs of the loops 16a to a base18, and having these loops of a width so as to overlap each other at thesides and closed ends, it will be observed that the said loops provide acontinuous folding frame device which can be folded outward or inward asan entirety. In other words, the bust form 15 of the holder may beexpanded out through, or contracted back into the circular front opening3 according to the bust size of the garment placed on the holder. Inthis cone nection it will be further observed that the hinged wire loops16 are loosely interlaced with each other, that is each loop alternatelypassing over and under adjacent loops so that by grasping one of theloops the entire bust form may be expanded or collapsed to the desiredextent.

The individual adjustable shoulder forms 16 are similar in constructionand action to the bust form 15, though necessarily of a smaller size.Hence, each adjustable shoulder form likewise consists of a circularseries of overlapping U or equivalent shaped loops 2O whose side legportions are hinged or pivoted at their terminals, as at 21, to a basering 22 secured by means of the fastening clips or equivalent devices 23onto the arm hole rings 6 of the shoulder portions 4 of the body frame.The interlaced relation of the loops 20 of each shoulder form is thesame as the relation of the several loops comprising the bust form 15,and also it will be understood that in each shoulder form the latter asan entirety may be folded inwardly or outwardly to any desired degree soas to maintain the proper set of the shoulders of the garment at thepoint where the arms join the arm holes in the shoulders of the garment.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, apermanent fasten ing of the bust and shoulderforms to the body frame issuggested, but a modification which may be resorted to in thisconnection is to make the bust and shoulder forms def tachable from thebody frame. This may be conveniently provided for by striking up fromthe body frame around the front opening 3 and the arm holes 5, holdingflanges 24 provided at proper points therein with clearance notches 25adapted to receive the fastening lugs 26 carried by the base flanges 27to which the base rings of the forms are attached, said fastening lugsbeing adapted to be interlocked with the flanges 24 by a partialrotation of the flanges 27 after passing the lugs 26 through the notches25. The reverse operation permits of the ready detachment of theadjustable forms from the holding flanges therefor.

ln connection with the proposed detachable mounting of the adjustableforms 15 and 16, a further modification that may be resorted to is toconstruct the body frame 1 in sections or halves, that is, for instance,dividing the frame vertically on a line to make matching front and rearhalves a and Z) respectively. These frame sections or halves areprovided at their registering meeting edges with inturned joint flanges28 and 29 respectively, the flange or flange sections 28 on one framehalf being provided therein with key hole or equivalent slots 30 adaptedto be engaged by the headed or equivalent locking studs 31 which may bereadily en* gaged and disengaged with the slots 30-` The taking apart ofthe frame halves and the detaching of the adjustable forms permits theholder to be packed in a small compass for convenience in shipping andhan (lling.

I claim:

1. In a garment holder, a bust-like body frame having supporting meansat the top and garment hanging means at the bottom, and adjustable formsfor the front and shoulder portions of the frame.

2. In a garment holder, a bust-like body frame provided with a swelledfront, sloping shoulder portions, and a centrally arranged collarflange, a supporting device connected with the collar fiange of theframe, hanger clasps supported from the lower end of the frame, andadjustable forms carried by the front and shoulder portions ofthe frame.

3. In a garment holder, a skeleton bustlike body frame provided with aswelled front, sloping shoulder portions, and a centrally arrangedupstanding collar flange, said frame being further provided at thebottom with a hanger rod, a plurality of hanger clasps supported by saidhanger rod, a supporting device connected with the collar iiange, andadjustable forms carried by the front and shoulder portions of theframe.

4. In a garment holder, a body frame proe vided with a front section andcircular shoulder portions, and similar expansible and con- IOOtractible circular forms fitted respectively to said iront section andshoulder portions of the frame.

5. In a garment holder, a body frame having front and shoulder portions,and eX- pansible and contractible bust and shoulder forms respectivelyfitted to the front and shoulder portions of the frame, each of saidorms comprising a plurality of hinged memers.

6. In a garment holder, a body i'rarne having front and shoulderportions, and eX- pansible and contractible bust and shoulder formsrespectively fitted to the front and shoulder portions of the frame,each of said forms comprising a plurality of loosely interlaced hingedmembers.

7. In a garment holder, a body frame having Jfront and shoulderportions, and expansible and contractible bust and shoulder formsrespectively iitted to the front and shoulder portions of the Jframe,each of said forms comprising a circular series of loosely interlacedhinged elements.

8. In a garment holder, a body frame having front and shoulder portions,and eX- pansible and contractible bust and shoulder forms respectivelyfitted to the front and shoulder portions of the frame, each of saidforms comprising a circular series of loosely interlaced loops having ahinged support at their extremities.

9. In a garment holder, a body frame having front and shoulder portions,and eX- pansible and contractible bust and shoulder forms iittedrespectively to the iront and shoulder portions of the frame, each ofsaid forms comprising a base ring supported itrom the bodyframe, and acircular series of loosely interlaced U-shaped loops having hingedconnections at the extremities of their legs with the base ringsthereof.

10. In a garment holder, a sectional bustlike body frame comprisingseparate detachably connected sections, and adjustable bust and shoulderforms detachably supported respectively upon the front and shoulderportions of the body frame.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aX my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

. SIMON LEVY.

Witnesses:

HARRY H. LEVY, y S. H. WILLIAMS.

